Bombay High Court

AMITKUMAR RAOSAHEB KAKADE AND ORS.versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. ITS SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The Court held that the applicants may be joined as co‑petitioners as they are identically placed and no conflict of interest exists.

Summary

Multiple applicants filed interim applications seeking to be joined as co‑petitioners in Writ Petition No. 11151 of 2025, contending that they were identically placed with the original petitioners. The petitioners, represented by Senior Advocate Rajendra Deshmukh, argued that there was no conflict of interest and that joinder was permissible. The Court examined whether the applicants could be added without violating procedural rules or creating a conflict. It held that the applicants could indeed be joined as co‑petitioners since their interests were identical and no conflict existed. Accordingly, the interim applications were allowed, the petition was ordered to be amended within a week, re‑verification was dispensed with, and a copy of the amended petition was to be served on the State.

Issues considered

Whether the applicants may be joined as co‑petitioners in the writ petition.
Whether such joinder creates any conflict of interest under civil procedure.

Subjects

interim application
joinder of parties
co‑petitioners
writ petition
conflict of interest
civil procedure

Judgment

2026:BHC-KOL:9248-DB

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 108 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Anjum Salim Nadaf And Another ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1496 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Sandesh Eknath Jadhav And Others ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 31890 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Sourabh Suresh Khurd And Others ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners

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Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 2174 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Ganesh Ramchandra Khobare and Others ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 3954 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Jayashri Vitthal Mahankal And Others ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 11422 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Amitkumar Raosaheb Kakade And Others ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners

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Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 11421 OF 2025
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Nilofar Hamid Metkari And Others ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1497 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Mohammed Javed Rashid Khan And Another ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 8563 OF 2026
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Meenakshi Sandeep Jagtap And Others ...Applicants
IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners

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Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

WITH
INTERIM APPLICATION (STAMP) NO. 8923 OF 2026
(NOT ON BOARD)
IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Rajkumar Sahebrao Ijgude And Ors. ...Applicants

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :
Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents

AND
WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

Supriya Dattatray Pawar and Others ...Petitioners
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...Respondents
——————
Mr. Rajendra Deshmukh, Senior Advocate i/by Mr. Ketan D. Pote, for the
Petitioners.
Ms. Surekha Kamble i/by Ms. Rupali S. Danekar for the applicant in
IA/8563/2026.
Mr. A.P. Vanarase, AGP for the Respondent-State.
——————

Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
Date : September 28, 2026.

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P. C. :

1. The Interim Applications have been filed for permitting the

Applicants to be joined as co-Petitioners in the Writ Petition.

Mr. Deshmukh, learned Senior Advocate, appears for the Petitioners as

well as the Applicants. He submits that, being identically placed, there

is no conflict of interest and the Applicants can be joined as co-

Petitioners.

2. In light of the above, the Interim Applications are allowed.

3. The Applicants to be joined as Petitioners in the Writ Petition.

Amendment to be carried out within a period of one week.

Re-verification is dispensed with.

4. Copy of the amended Petition to be served upon the State.

WRIT PETITION NO. 11151 OF 2025

5. Stand over to 9th October, 2026 under the caption for

“Circulation”.

[Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]

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